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Home >> Toyota >> 2021 >> Highlander LE, 4WD >> Repair and Diagnosis >> Engine Mechanical >> Starter >> Stop And Start System - Diagnostic Codes (3 Of 3) & Circuit Tests (1 Of 3) >> Stop And Start System >> DTC P323A-00: Backup Boost Converter "A"; DTC P323A-16: Backup Boost Converter "A" Circuit Voltage Below Threshold; DTC P323B-14: Backup Boost Converter "A" Control Circuit Circuit Short to Ground or Open; DTC P323B-29: Backup Boost Converter "A" Control Circuit Signal Invalid; DTC P323B-38: Backup Boost Converter "A" Control Circuit Signal Cycle Invalid [11/2023 - ] >> Description

DTC P323A-00: Backup Boost Converter "A"; DTC P323A-16: Backup Boost Converter "A" Circuit Voltage Below Threshold; DTC P323B-14: Backup Boost Converter "A" Control Circuit Circuit Short to Ground or Open; DTC P323B-29: Backup Boost Converter "A" Control Circuit Signal Invalid; DTC P323B-38: Backup Boost Converter "A" Control Circuit Signal Cycle Invalid [11/2023 - ]: Description

A backup boost converter is built into the engine stop and start ECU.

The backup boost converter helps maintain battery voltage to prevent various functions from failing if power source voltage supplied from the backup boost converter drops due to the high electrical load when the engine is restarted by stop and start control.

The backup boost converter helps maintain the power source voltage if the battery voltage drops due to the high electrical load when the engine is restarted by stop and start control.

HINT: 

A relay function and fuse function are provided in the backup boost converter.

If there is a malfunction in any of the electrical system circuits connected to the backup boost converter, the fuse and relay functions shut off the malfunctioning circuit to protect other circuits (remains shut off until next trip).

When the electrical system circuit is shut off, power to the circuit is cut off, causing any systems connected to the circuit to be disabled.

The fuse function is reset* when the ignition switch is turned off. If the malfunction still exists in the electrical system circuit that has been shut off by the relay function, it will be shut off again by the relay and fuse functions the next time the ignition switch is turned to ON.

*: A semiconductor fuse self resets according to electric signal.

The backup boost converter supplies power to: 

DTC No. Detection Item DTC Detection Condition Trouble Area MIL Warning Indicate Note
P323A-00 Backup Boost Converter "A" The following conditions is met for 1 second or more (1 trip detection logic):
  • Backup boost converter malfunction is detected.
  • Engine stop and start ECU
  • Wire harness or connector
  • Battery
  • BBC NO. 1 fuse
  • BBC NO. 2 fuse
Comes on Does not come on SAE Code: P323A
P323A-16 Backup Boost Converter "A" Circuit Voltage Below Threshold One of the following conditions is met for 2 second or more (2 trip detection logic):
  • B41 or IG41 voltage is 6.0 V or less and backup boost converter output overcurrent is not detected.
  • B43 voltage is 6.0 V or less, backup boost converter is not overheating and backup boost converter output overcurrent is not detected.
  • Engine stop and start ECU
  • Wire harness or connector
  • Battery
  • BBC NO. 1 fuse
  • BBC NO. 2 fuse
Does not come on Does not come on SAE Code: P323A
P323B-14 Backup Boost Converter "A" Control Circuit Circuit Short to Ground or Open The following conditions is met for 1 second or more (1 trip detection logic):
  • Backup boost converter malfunction is detected.
  • Engine stop and start ECU
  • Wire harness or connector
  • Battery
  • BBC NO. 1 fuse
  • BBC NO. 2 fuse
Comes on Does not come on SAE Code: P323D
P323B-29 Backup Boost Converter "A" Control Circuit Signal Invalid The following conditions is met for 1 second or more (1 trip detection logic):
  • Backup boost converter malfunction is detected.
  • Engine stop and start ECU
  • Wire harness or connector
  • Battery
  • BBC NO. 1 fuse
  • BBC NO. 2 fuse
Comes on Does not come on SAE Code: P323C
P323B-38 Backup Boost Converter "A" Control Circuit Signal Cycle Invalid The following conditions is met for 1 second or more (1 trip detection logic):
  • Backup boost converter malfunction is detected.
  • Engine stop and start ECU
  • Wire harness or connector
  • Battery
  • BBC NO. 1 fuse
  • BBC NO. 2 fuse
Comes on Does not come on SAE Code: P323C